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          Al Qaeda

          Al Qaeda is militant organisation founded in 1988 and led by Saif Al Adel. It has many branches, notably in Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia and in the Maghreb

          Maulana Fazlullah, the chief of TTP, the Pakistani Taliban, in a screen grab from video footage in which he was speaking to local journalists in the Swat Valley. AFP

          Has Islamabad been outplayed?

          BooksFebruary 06, 2014
          Video: Al Qaeda says it has no link with Syrian militant group ISIL

          Video: Al Qaeda says it has no link with Syrian militant group ISIL

          WorldFebruary 04, 2014
          Fighters from the Al Qaeda linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) marching in Raqqa, Syria in this undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Militant website, File/AP Photo

          Al Qaeda severs links to militant group in Syria

          WorldFebruary 03, 2014
          Iraqi policemen stand guard outside a building occupied by a state-owned company that was stormed by militants. Ahmad Al Rubaye / AFP

          Iraq forces flush out militants who attacked government building

          WorldJanuary 30, 2014
          Children play along a street amid damaged buildings in the besieged area of Homs on January 27, 2014. The United States called on the Syrian government on Monday to allow aid convoys into the Old City of Homs, where "people are starving", and said that all civilians must be allowed to leave the besieged area freely. Thaer Al Khalidiya/Reuters

          Syria talks deadlocked over power transfer

          WorldJanuary 27, 2014

          Iraq’s sectarian war threatens region

          The NationalJanuary 25, 2014
          A fighter from the Al Qaeda-linked Jabhat Al Nusra rebel group whose leader is believed to have been among prisoners released from jail by the Assad regime. Hamid Khatib / Reuters

          Assad regime abetted extremists to subvert peaceful uprising, says former intelligence official

          WorldJanuary 21, 2014
          A fighter from the Al Qaeda-linked Syrian rebel group Jabhat Al Nusra is seen through a smashed bus window during a fight with forces loyal to President Bashar Al Assad at the front line in Aleppo on December 24, 2012. Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters

          Syrian prison a breeding ground for extremists

          WorldJanuary 21, 2014

          Al Qaeda-linked militants in Fallujah have enough weapons to “occupy Baghdad”

          The NationalJanuary 20, 2014

          Jordan prepared to host US training of Iraqi troops

          WorldJanuary 19, 2014

          Despite challenges, Syria’s peace talks still offer hope

          The NationalJanuary 16, 2014

          Riyadh readjusts its policies as regional dynamics change

          The NationalJanuary 15, 2014

          Iraq crisis worsens as country-wide attacks kill 73 people

          WorldJanuary 15, 2014

          Saudi Arabia sentences Al Qaeda militant to death over 2004 US firm attack

          WorldJanuary 13, 2014
          WorldJanuary 12, 2014

          Fresh questions emerge as Syrian rebels fight Al Qaeda

          The NationalJanuary 08, 2014
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